The Times Picayune: The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge has issued a statement decrying a decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court that could compel a local priest to testify in court about confessions he might have received. The alleged confessions, according to legal … Continue reading
Category: Current Issues in the Church
On the Hermeneutic of Continuity
Robert De Mattei, Rorate Caeli: The ultimate criteria of judgment for a Catholic must be the one of the Church: to love and hate what the Church loves and hates: loving the truth in all of its uniqueness and integrity and … Continue reading
Papal Blasts From the Past
Leaving my apartment building last February 18, I fell on the icy front steps and broke both bones of my right forearm, the radius and ulna, about two fingers below the wrist bone. It wouldn’t be until six weeks later … Continue reading
For the Record: Pope Francis on the Church
(Vatican.va) Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our catechesis on the Church, we have seen that God gathered a people to himself in the Old Testament and in the fullness of time sent his Son to establish the Church as the … Continue reading
Masons Hold Conference Lauding Vatican II, Theologians Give Speeches
Rorate Caeli: The largest and most influential Masonic organization in Italy is the Grand Orient of Italy [Grande Oriente d’Italia]. Yes, it is the very same Grand Lodge whose Grand Masters always worked for the humiliation of the Apostolic See, from … Continue reading
Meriam Ibrahim Re-arrested at Khartoum Airport
Moslem persecution continues with a vengeance. Now they have arrested her husband and two children. NBC News: A mother who was freed from death row for refusing to renounce Christianity has been re-arrested just a day later while trying to leave Sudan, … Continue reading
Communist Authorities Say Bishop Ma Must Continue His ‘Repentance and Reflection’
UCANews: Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, who has been under de facto house arrest since 2012, is to remain in detention. The influential bishop, who defied the government in July 2011 when he became the first bishop to publicly quit the … Continue reading
Italy’s Missio ad Gentes Journal Folds Due to No Mission
AsiaNews, Piero Gheddo (dean of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in Milan): This is not good news for us missionaries ad gentes and the Italian Church. The superiors of Italy’s missionary institutes have decided to end the publication of … Continue reading
Cardinal Zen Lashes Out Against China’s Communist Government
Never a man to mince words, Cardinal Zen urges Catholics not to “kneel down” but stand tall, maintain dignity. UCANews: Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong sharply criticized the Chinese authorities’ recently released white paper that emphasized Beijing’s … Continue reading
Pope Laments Childless, Rootless, and a Tired Europe Without Memory
Rorate Caeli: When the elderly are discarded, when the elderly are isolated and sometimes pass away without affection, it is a very bad sign! … A people that does not take care of its elders, that does not take care of … Continue reading
Russia’s Eastern-Rite Catholics, Hope for True Union
Christopher Howse for The Telegraph: Vladimir Putin hardly seems a pattern of holiness, but he has aligned himself with the Orthodox Church as an institution. The Orthodox Church in Russia had a bad time of it under Soviet rule: mass … Continue reading
Saint Anthony’s Shrine Joins Boston’s ‘PRIDE’ Festival
Boston’s annual homosexual “Pride” Parade — which will occur this Saturday, June 14th — is a cauldron of depravity. It is characterized by lewd behavior, immodest dress, and lurid displays of exhibitionism and sadomasochism. The message of the parade, and … Continue reading
Are The Media Defaming the Irish Church and Irish Sisters?
(Gloria.TV News) At the moment, hundreds of media outlets worldwide are libeling the Church with an alleged discovery of a burial place for 796 children next to a big Catholic orphanage in Tuam, Ireland, closed in 1961. The impression is … Continue reading
Holy Cross College Honors Obama Speech Writer
Last Friday, May 23rd, the Jesuit administered College of the Holy Cross in Worcester conferred an honorary degree on Jon Favreau, who delivered the commencement address to graduating seniors and their families. Favreau served as White House Director of Speechwriting for President … Continue reading
Respectable (Liberal) Professional Catholics’ Attempt to Sack Film Backfires
Robert Sungenis and Rick Delano are being dragged through the mud for their work in producing the film, “The Principle.” Karl Keating and many others seem intent on destroying the project and personally attacking the producers. The negative hype seems … Continue reading